Procurement & Logistics Specialist

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Procurement Team Lead

In this role, you will have the opportunity to ensure the implementation, maintenance, and compliance of the purchasing and logistics-related activities in the Procurement function to support the businesses. Each day, you will execute assigned activities as per ABB standard procedures. You will also showcase your expertise by delivering and participating in training programs as required to ensure compliance and to foster professional development.

Work Model: Hybrid

Location: Bangalore (Process Automation Business)

Key Responsibilities

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Executes purchasing and logistics strategies to support the business by optimizing costs, quality, and reliability of suppliers and supplied products
• Designs and implements plans and effective strategies for local sourcing of products/materials to reach business targets
• Supports the Procurement Manager in implementing effective local sourcing strategies in line with business strategy to meet current and future business requirements
• Supports alignment between local procurement activities and division strategy
• Applies and implements procurement standards, tools, and processes in their own area of responsibility to secure quality, delivery, cost, and sustainability
• Tracks the procurement processes and activities and creates and updates reports, as required, following the ABB standards
• Resolves issues related to procurement cost, quality, and delivery in their assigned area
• Tracks internal and supplier performance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), quality issues, and implements related development actions
• Executes and implements new changes related to purchasing and logistics within their own area of responsibility
• Delivers and participates in training programs as required to ensure compliance and foster professional development
• Ensures effective and transparent communication internally, externally, and between different units and centers

Qualifications

• BE / B-Tech with 3 years of experience in SCM P&L activities
• SAP background required

About ABB

ABB provides a comprehensive range of integrated automation, electrical and digital systems and services for customers in the process, hybrid and maritime industries. These offerings, coupled with deep domain knowledge in each end market, help to optimize productivity, energy efficiency, sustainability and safety of industrial processes and operations.

Why ABB

Working at ABB gives you the opportunity to contribute to a healthier and more prosperous world. Add to your story by joining a passionate team, focused on pushing the boundaries of technology to drive performance, shape new business models and find new ways of working that benefit our customers, partners and society. We want you to be proud of being part of ABB.

We Care

At ABB, we care about our people and their stories. We create safe, fair, equitable and inclusive working environments in which our people can succeed and develop, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or cultural, religious or social background. Diverse teams make us stronger. ABB is also committed to a high standard of integrity in everything we do.

We Grow

We help our people succeed and develop, and we empower them to create their own careers at ABB. Our benefits, reward and development programs encompass a wide array of offerings.

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